Mediterranean Gull vs Franklin's Gull

Larus melanocephalus comparé à Larus pipixcan

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Mediterranean Gull Franklin's Gull
Nom scientifique Larus melanocephalus Larus pipixcan
Ordre Charadriiformes Charadriiformes
Famille Laridae Laridae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 60,5 cm (23.8 in) 55,9 cm (22.0 in)
Poids 282,5 g (9.96 oz) 279,8333333333333 g (9.87 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-5 1-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Mediterranean Gull only

Aucun(e)

Franklin's Gull only

Aucun(e)

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Mediterranean Gull

Least Concern

Franklin's Gull

About These Birds

Mediterranean Gull

Mediterranean Gull, 36–38 cm, has expanded dramatically since the 1970s, breeding across Europe from the Black Sea to Britain. Pure white body, jet-black hood in breeding plumage — the only gull with entirely white wingtips. Piscivore and invertivore; nests in colonies, often with Black-headed Gulls.

Franklin's Gull

Franklin's Gull, 32–36 cm, makes one of the longest overland migrations of any gull, breeding on prairie marshes of North America and wintering on Pacific coasts of South America — a journey of 12,000+ km. Rosy-flushed underparts in spring; black hood with distinctive white eye-crescents. Insectivore.

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